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Politics & Government

2020

Bills address safe water, elections and scalloping

Washington County legislators are introducing bills addressing a wide range of issues in the new legislative session, from grounding the scallop fleet on bad weather days and providing safe drinking water for tribal members, to decriminalizing individual drug possession and reforming elections...

2020

Incumbents elected except for president

Incumbent candidates were returned to office during the November 3 election in Washington County legislative districts and for Maine's U.S. Senate and 2nd Congressional District seats. Nationally, though, the top prize, the U.S.

2020

Voters face choices in upcoming election

Voting is expected to be heavy in what many consider to be one of the most consequential presidential elections in recent U.S. history on Tuesday, November 3. Along with the presidential race, Maine voters will be electing a U.S.

2020

Sipayik councillors elected in tight race

Following a recount, three tribal members, including a write-in candidate, have been elected to the Sipayik Tribal Council, in the tribal election held on September 8.

2020

Progressive Conservatives win majority in legislative assembly

Premier Blaine Higgs took a chance by calling a snap provincial election and won.

2020

Candidate dropped by Liberals for past posting on Facebook

Whatever else happens in the New Brunswick general election on Monday, September 14, Saint Croix will not get a Liberal MLA. Party leader Kevin Vickers issued a statement on September 7 cutting ties with candidate John Gardner because of a Facebook post nearly two years ago...

2020

Tribal-state relationship bills endorsed

Legislation to alter the relationship between the State of Maine and three of the tribes in the state took a major step forward on August 6, when a legislative committee endorsed three bills that would make changes to the act that governs that relationship.